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Blue glass set into a British chariot fitting may have begun life as Egyptian beads, according to a new Diamond Light Source report. Curators brought the 2,000-year-old bronze rein guide from Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum to an X-ray facility, where its colors told different stories. As Greek Reporter notes, the Egyptian glass may reveal Iron Age Britain’s wider connections. Its proposed origin comes from the glass’s composition, not a recorded journey or an identified Egyptian workshop. Why Did Iron Age People Bury a Chariot and Two Horses? 2,500-Year-Old Celtic Chariot Proves Iron Age Links with Mainland Europe The 2,000-year-old bronze rein guide from Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum. ( Diamond Light Source ) A Rein Guide Under the X-Rays The subject of this